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Chapter 10 Adolescent/Adult Development Flashcards

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What is Adolescence?

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The period of time extending from the onset of puberty to early adulthood between ages 12-20.

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What is Puberty? 3 points (KTP)

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Known as Sexual Maturation
The time when the reproductive system matures
Preceded by growth spurts

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4 Views of Adolescence

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  1. Storm and Stress time
  2. Popular stereotype
  3. Typical conflict with parents and peers
  4. Atypical conflict with poverty and parental alcoholism
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Physical Development for Adolescent Males 3 points

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Enter puberty from ages 10-14
Penis and Scrotum development
Pubic hair

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Physical Development for Adolescent Females 3 points

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Enter puberty from ages 8-13
Breast Development
Pubic hair

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Spermarche vs Menarche

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Spermarche
-First ejaculation at 13ish
-NOT tied to completion of physical maturation
Menarche
-Onset of menstruation
-Typically end of physical maturation
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4 Features of Positive/Early Maturing (ISGH)

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  1. Increased self confidence
  2. Superior athletic skill
  3. Greater sex appeal
  4. Higher expectations
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Piaget Stage 4 Formal Operations Stage

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Age 12 and older
Think Abstractly and form hypothesis
2 Cognitive Distortions
1. Imaginary Audience (on a stage, everyone can see you)
2. Personal Fable (Believe they are so special, no one understands them)

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Gender Identity definition and its 3 stages

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Persons sense of being male/female

  1. Develops at age 3
  2. 4/5 years old gender ID is permanent, 6/7 years old confused about gender constancy.
  3. 12+ gender intensification
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What is the Gender Schema Theory?

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Children and Adolescents use their sex as an organizing theme to classify and interpret perceptions

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What are androgynous behaviours?

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A blend of of stereotypically male and female characteristics

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Friendships and Sexual Behaviour

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Friendship sets the stage for adult intimacy
Men: More sports/work oriented
Women: More emotional/family oriented
Adolescents view sexual intimacy as normal and are participating in it at younger ages.

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4 Complications of early sex/pregnancy

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  1. More likely to suffer physical complications (Hemorrhage)
  2. STD’s
  3. More likely to drop out of school
  4. Premature births
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5 findings of Teen Mom shows research

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  1. “16 and pregnant” often younger and white with healthier babies
  2. Baby daddies more involved
  3. Medical insurance not discussed
  4. “Teen Mom” more likely to achieve HS diploma
  5. Less likely to talk about financial concerns and have active social lives.
    * Not an accurate example of teen pregnancy
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5 Fitness changes in Adulthood (PLGOL)

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  1. Peak early 20’s
  2. Loss of agility and speed from 30-40
  3. Greater loss between 40-60
  4. Overall fitness deteriorates from 30 on.
  5. Losses more drastic if not active.
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Sensory changes in Adulthood

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Vision, hearing, taste, smell, touch all decline

*As we age we need more stimulation of our senses (More salt, higher tv volume)

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Sexual changes in Adulthood

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Work, family moderate sex
Women experience menopause around age 50
Men lose testosterone levels around age 50

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2 Theories of Aging

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  1. Wear-and-tear: Overused capacity of body functions

2. Homeostatic: Unable to balance/adjust to stress

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4 stages of Erik Erikson’s Psychosocial Development Theory (AYMO)

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  1. Adolescence: Identity vs Role Confusion
  2. Young Adult: Intimacy vs Isolation
  3. Middle Adulthood: Generativity vs Stagnation
  4. Older Adulthood: Ego Integrity vs Despair
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3 Transitions in Adulthood (CLP)

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  1. Careers
    - Many jobs, job satisfaction decreases over time
  2. Love and Commitment
    - Exciting but stressful, decline in marriages
  3. Parenthood
    - Good/bad changes, decline then increase in marriage satisfaction
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3 Aspects of Cognitive Changes in Adulthood

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  1. Peak intellect between 20-35
  2. From 40-60, general maintenance of skill on verbal IQ but decline in performance IQ.
  3. 65+ some loss of verbal IQ and more noticeable with poor health/less activity.
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2 Declines/3 Stable or Increases in Adulthood

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Declines
-Ability to recall info
-Speed of processing 
Stable/Increase
-Cued recall/recognition
-Pertinent info
-Vocab/knowledge tests
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What Indicates Change of Life? Yes and No

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NOT chronological age

YES to biological, psychological, and functional

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What is Dementia? 2 types?

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Progressive impairment of mental functioning

  1. Reversible
    - Caused by malnutrition, alcohol, toxins and mostly in younger people
  2. Irreversible
    - Caused by strokes and Alzheimer’s
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4 Parts of Alzheimer’s (MLPI)

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  1. Memory loss
  2. Language deterioration
  3. Poor visual/spatial skills
  4. Indifferent attitude

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